DGAP-PVR: VOLKSWAGEN AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


VOLKSWAGEN AG 

06.05.2014 16:18

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the Wertpapierhandelsgesetz
(WpHG - the German Securities Trading Act) with the Aim of a Europe-wide
distribution

Release according to Article 26, Section 1 WpHG
Notification of changes in voting rights according to Article 25a, Section
1 WpHG

We received the following notification in accordance with article 25a,
Section 1 WpHG on April 30, 2014:

 1. Issuer: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Berliner Ring 2, 38440
    Wolfsburg, Germany

 2. Notifying party: Ing. Hans-Peter Porsche, Austria

 3. Reason for notification: threshold exceeded

 4. Notification thresholds affected: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%

 5. Date threshold exceeded: April 30, 2014

 6. Reportable share of voting rights: 50.73% (corresponds to 149,696,681
    voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting
    rights issued: 295,089,818

 7. Further information on the share of voting rights:

    Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments in
    accordance with article 25a WpHG: 50.73% (corresponds to 149,696,681
    voting rights)

    Of which held indirectly: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

    Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments in
    accordance with article 25 WpHG: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

    Of which held indirectly: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

    Share of voting rights in accordance with articles 21 and 22 WpHG:
    50.73% (corresponds to 149,696,681 voting rights)

 8. Further information on (financial/other) instruments in accordance with
    Article 25a WpHG:

    Chain of controlled companies: -

    ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument:
    Possibility for third parties to acquire through a structural agreement

    Maturity: n/a

    Expiration date: n/a


Wolfsburg, May 6, 2014

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
The Board of Management



06.05.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,
Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Language:     English
Company:      VOLKSWAGEN AG
              Brieffach 1849
              38436 Wolfsburg
              Germany
Internet:     www.volkswagenag.com/ir
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------